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PublisherKube Publishing The Limited

ISBN-100860371255

ISBN-139780860371250

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Book TitleInner Dimensions of Islamic Worship

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicIslam / Theology, Islam / General, Islam / Rituals & Practice

IllustratorYes

GenreReligion

AuthorImam Al-Ghazali

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight7.1 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.8 in

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Table Of ContentChapter 1 Prayer - Salat Excellent Merits of Prayer 1 Call to Prayer - Adhan 2 Five Set Prayers - Salat 3 Correct Performance - Ta'dil 4 Congregational Prayer - Jama'a 5 Prostration - Sujud 6 Humble Adoration - Khushu' 7 The Mosque and Place of Prayer - Masjid Internal Prerequisites: Actions of the Heart Humility and Conscious Awareness Internal States Conducive to Perfecting the Life in Prayer Awareness - Understanding - Reverence - Awe -Hope - Shame Medication Conducive to Inner Serenity Inner States at Each Stage of Prayer The Call to Prayer - Ritual Purity - Covering Private Parts - Facing the Qibla - Standing Upright - Intention - Takbir - Opening Invocations - Reciting the Quran - Bowing Down - Prostration - Sitting and Testifying - End of Supplication - Salutation Stories of the Humble Chapter 2 Almsgiving - Zakat 1 Understand the Purpose and Significance Testing the Degree of Love for God - Elimination of Miserliness - Expression of Gratitude 2 Payment at Proper Time 3 Give in Secret 4 Give Openly 5 Avoid Taunting and Hurting 6 Adopt Humility 7 Give the Best and the Dearest 8 Seek the Worthy and Deserving Chapter 3 Fasting - Sawm Three Grades Inward Requirements See not what displeases God - Speak not... - Hear not... - Do not... - Avoid Overeating - Look to God with Fear and Hope Importance of Observing Inward Aspects Chapter 4 Pilgrimage - Hajj Its Excellences and Its Merit The Pilgrimage The Ka'ba and Makka the Ennobled Residing in Makka Madina the Radiant 3 Fine Points of Propriety; Internal Conduct Purity of Intention and Means - Shunning Unlawful Taxes - Moderation in Expenditure - Forsaking Evil Conduct - Going on Foot - Modesty and Simplicity of Transport - Shabbiness in Dress and Appearance - Kindness to Beasts of Burden - Sacrificing Animals - Equanimity Inner States at Various Stages of Hajj Understanding - Yearning - Resolve - Severing Ties - Provisions - Transport - Purchase of Ihram - Leaving Home - Crossing the Desert - Putting on Ihram and Crying 'Labbayk' - Entering Makka - Seeing the Ka'ba - Circumambulating the House (Tawaf) - Touching the Black Stone - Standing at Multazam - Running between al-Safa and al-Marwa (Sa'y) - Standing at 'Arafat - Casting Pebbles (Ramy) - Sacrificing Animals - Visiting Madina - Visiting God's Messenger Conclusions Chapter 5 Night Vigil - Qiyam al-Layl Quranic Verses - Traditions of the Prophet - Traditions of the Companions and Their Followers Chapter 6 Invoking Blessings upon God's Messenger Chapter 7 The Merit of Seeking Forgiveness - Istighfar

SynopsisA classic selection of Imam al-Ghazali's work that outlines the fulfillment to the spirit from inner dimensions of worship., In this book readers are led on a powerful and inspiring journey through the inner dimensions of a range of Islamic acts, including prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage. Consisting of a selection of writings by a great figure in Islamic history, Imam al-Ghazali, this book helps readers realize the benefits of the upliftment of their spiritual, social, and moral qualities. Al-Ghazali (1058-1111), a towering figure in Islam, was born at Tus, near Mashhad in Iran, in the early Seljuq era. He wrote a large number of works, of which his magnum opus was the Ihya' Ulum al-Din compiled during his period of retirement and contemplation.

LC Classification NumberBP188